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Kolkata stampede: CM announces probe, raft of safety steps; Oppn hits at govt

Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced a raft of measures on Sunday to ensure safety of devotees at Durga Puja pandals across the state even as the Opposition target... Read More


Kolkata court directs AITC MP Mahua Moitra to delete her "vote chor" X-posts against WB chief secretary

Kolkata, Oct. 15 -- A court in Kolkata on Thursday directed Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra to delete two posts on X accusing West Bengal chief secretary Manoj Kumar Agarwal of being a "vote chor" ... Read More


2 killed, woman injured as former TMC MLA's SUV collides with e-rickshaw in Bengal

Kolkata, Oct. 14 -- A man and his elder-sister died, while his wife was injured after an electric-rickshaw, they were travelling in, was hit by an SUV belonging to Sukumar Mahata, former MLA of All In... Read More


Four of family die after falling into septic tank in Bengal's West Midnapore: Police

Kolkata, Oct. 14 -- Four members of a family were killed after inhaling toxic gases inside a septic tank at their residence in Mohanpur in West Midnapore district of West Bengal on Tuesday afternoon, ... Read More


Adhikari launches Durga Puja festivities, cites adherence to religious norms

Kolkata, Oct. 10 -- West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday launched the festivities centred around this year's Durga Puja, the biggest festival for people in the eastern state, at a g... Read More


TMC worker held, CPI(M) leader cannot blame Hindus for vandalism, says CM Adhikari

Kolkata, Oct. 9 -- West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday that a Trinamool Congress worker had been arrested for vandalism at CPI(M) leader and lawyer Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya's ... Read More


Suvendu Adhikari warns against forced religious conversions, cow slaughter in Bengal

Kolkata, Oct. 8 -- West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday warned against forced religious conversions and cow slaughter in the state, while announcing a Rs.242-crore relief package fo... Read More


Can Bengal deport all who crossed Bangladesh border in 1970s? Calcutta HC asks state govt

Kolkata, Oct. 8 -- The Calcutta high court on Thursday questioned whether the West Bengal government could deport to Bangladesh all those who crossed the international border in the 1970s, while heari... Read More


Mamata Banerjee sends notice to SSKM Hospital for allegedly leaking her medical reports

Kolkata, Oct. 5 -- Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee served a legal notice to the Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (IPGMER) authorities in Kolkata seeking an exp... Read More


BJP fields actor Koel Mallick for Bengal Rajya Sabha seat in October 16 bypoll

Kolkata, Oct. 4 -- Actor Rukmini Mallick, better known as Koel Mallick, was nominated on Sunday by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as its Upper House candidate from Bengal for the October 16 by-elect... Read More